4th Vera Menchik Memorial 28th September 2021 regulations version 1.4 – 8th August 2021
Organizer: Chess club Dopravní podnik Praha,z.s.
Venue: Public Transport Museum - Muzeum městské hromadné dopravy v Praze Vozovna Střešovice, Patočkova 460/4, Prague 6 – Střešovice, Czech Republic
Public transport: Tram 1, 2, 25, Bus 108, 143, 149, 180 – station Vozovna Střešovice
Date: 28th September 2021 (Tuesday – national holiday)
Tournament director: Růžena Přibylová, e-mail: [email protected], tel. +420-777 071 192
Tournament homepage: http://www.skdp.cz/menchik
Chief arbiter: Pavel Háse, Czech 1st class national arbiter
Participants: Czech players unregistered, registered in the Czech Republic Chess Federation, foreign players registered in FIDE with FIDE ID number
System: open tournament in rapid chess played by the Swiss system for 9 rounds
Rating ELO: rated for ELO FIDE Rapid and Czech ELO Rapid Rating Lists
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Prices: Financial prices – final Open (min. 130 players) Women (min. 20 players) ranking 1st place 3500 CZK 1st place 1500 CZK 2nd place 2500 CZK 2nd place 1000 CZK 3rd place 1500 CZK 3rd place 800 CZK 4th place 1000 CZK 4th place 600 CZK 5th place 700 CZK 5th place 400 CZK 6th place 500 CZK 6th place 300 CZK Seniors S-65 (*1956 and earl.) Juniors U-20 (*2001 and later) 1st place 500 CZK 1st place 500 CZK 2nd place 300 CZK 2nd place 300 CZK 3rd place 200 CZK 3rd place 200 CZK According to Hort system, financial prices are divided into as many players as the prizes are listed. Prices are guaranteed with a minimum of 130 players, 20 women, 10 senior and 10 junior players participating. Winning more prices is possible. With a lower number of participants, the organizer reserves the right to adjust the price fund. If the winner does not take the prize personally at the closing ceremonial, then it will be forfeited in favour of the tournament organizer.
Prices – youth Category U-18 (born 2003) Category G-18 (born 2003) (cups, medals) Category U-16 (born 2005) Category G-16 (born 2005) Category U-14 (born 2007) Category G-14 (born 2007) Category U-12 (born 2009) Category G-12 (born 2009) Category U-10 (born 2011) Category G-10 (born 2011)
Playing time: 12 minutes + 3 seconds for every move made for each player
Waiting time: A player who does not appear within the set limit of 12 minutes after the start of the round loses the game by default and will not be paired for the next round.
Pairings: by Swiss-Manager program. The results will be published on the website of the http://chess-results.com/tnr566396.aspx. First three rounds will be paired by an accelerated system (the starting list will be split in half; players from the same half always face each other).
Ranking: 1st number of points, 2nd mutual games between relevant players (according to FIDE system), 3rd medium Buchholz without worst result, 4. Buchholz, 5. Sonneborn- Berger, 6th more times black pieces, 7th drawing of lots
Category Entry fee Entry fee 200 CZK / 8 EUR - players registered until 20th September 2021 discount -50 CZK / -2 EUR - players born 2006 and later, born 1956 and earlier, women or discount -50 CZK / -2 EUR players from the chess club ŠK Dopravní podnik Praha - players with titles GM, IM, WGM, WIM: free of charge 0 CZK / 0 EUR Combination of both discounts applicable.
Applications: by e-mail to [email protected] until 20th September 2021 for discounts. The application is considered confirmed by the player's entry on the starting list published on the internet.
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Tournament schedule: Time from Time to Event 9:00 9:30 Registration and submitting Declaration of COVID-19 absence of infection 9:30 9:45 Final starting list and 1st round pairing 9:45 9:55 Opening ceremony 10:00 10:35 1st round 10:45 11:20 2nd round 11:30 12:05 3rd round 12:15 12:50 4th round 13:00 13:35 5th round 13:45 14:20 6th round 14:30 15:05 7th round 15:15 15:50 8th round 16:00 16:35 9th round 17:00 17:30 Closing ceremony
Entry fee: paid by bank transfer to the following account in EUR (SEPA payment) or in CZK IBAN: CZ08 2010 0000 0029 0201 5681, BIC (SWIFT): FIOBCZPPXXX Reference = FIDE ID or registration ID of the Czech Republic Chess Federation Name of consignee: Šachový klub Dopravní podnik Praha,z.s. Address of consignee: Karlínské náměstí 7, Praha 8, CZ-186 00, Czech Republic The entry fee includes a fee for the rating of the tournament to ELO FIDE and Czech ELO Rating Lists.
Registration: begins by placing the player on the starting list published on the internet at chess- results.com, is conditional on payment of the entry fee to the above mentioned bank account and is completed by submitting of a signed Declaration of COVID-19 absence of infection during the registration till 9:30 o´clock on the day of the tournament.
Chess equipment: provided by the organizer for the players registered till 20th September 2021
Online transmission: selected games from the tournament will be transmitted online to the internet
Other conditions: The accompanying person over the age of 18 is responsible for the safety of the players under 18 years during the tournament. The participant of the tournaments agrees that the acquired data and results of the tournament for rating to the ELO FIDE and Czech ELO Rating Lists can be published, as well as the games and photos from this tournament on the organizer's website. Consent to the publication of photos can be revoked at any time and the published photos will be removed from the page. Players not registered in the Czech Republic Chess Federation agree to the communication of their year of birth necessary for registration in FIDE.
4th Vera Menchik Memorial is held with the financial support of the capital city of Prague.
media partner of the tournament
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Accomodation: EA Hotel Populus, U staré cihelny 2182/11, Prague 3 – Žižkov, Czech Republic
Special discounts provided to the players by EA Hotel Populus:
- single room 800 CZK / 32 EUR
- double room 1100 CZK / 44 EUR
- three beds room 1400 CZK / 56 EUR
- four beds room 1700 CZK / 68 EUR
The prices are per room and night including VAT and breakfast.
The Prague local fee of 21 CZK (0,84 EUR) per person over 18 years and night will be charged.
Reservations – contact: Martin Axmann Telephone: +420 271 090 838 E-mail: [email protected]
4th Vera Menchik Memorial 28th September 2021 regulations version 1.4 – 8th August 2021
Hygiene measures in the current status valid as of 8th August 2021: The 4th Vera Menchik Memorial will be held under strict hygienic conditions. The premises of the Public Transport Museum allow to create such conditions (spacing between tables, regular disinfection of halls, ventilation, etc.) so that the event can take place and tournament participants are protected against infection as much as possible.
The tournament is allowed under the conditions of the presence of a maximum of 200 people, provided that all persons present comply with the following MEASURES, which the organizer is obliged to check: a) person has undergone an RT-PCR test for SARS-COV2 virus with negative results no more than 7 days ago;
b) a person has undergone a NEGATIVE ANTIGEN TEST FOR SARS-CoV-2 virus antigen with negative results no more than 72 hours ago
c) the person has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and proves by the national certificate of vaccination or the national certificate of completion of vaccination that the vaccination has expired: i) for at least 14 days from the administration of the second dose of vaccine in the case of a two- dose schedule according to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC), or (ii) at least 14 days after administration of a dose of vaccine in the case of a single dose schedule under the SPC;
A national certificate of vaccination is considered to be a written certificate issued in an official language of a Member State of the European Union or in English by an authorized entity operating in the Czech Republic or another Member State of the European Union, the model of which is published in the list of recognized national certificates on the Ministry of Health website Of the Czech Republic, which contains data on the vaccinated person, the type of vaccine administered, the date of administration of the vaccine and the identification of the subject who issued the certificate; a national vaccination certificate is also considered to be a vaccination certificate issued in accordance with the European Union Regulation on the EU digital certificate COVID; A national certificate of completed vaccination is considered to be a written confirmation issued at least in English by an authorized entity operating in a third country to a Czech citizen or a European Union citizen with a temporary residence permit or permanent residence permit issued by the Czech Republic that vaccination with a substance approved by the European Medicines Agency has been fully completed, and its model is published in the list of recognized national certificates on the website of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic; the written certificate must contain details of the person to be vaccinated, the type of vaccine administered, the date of administration of the vaccine, the identification of the subject who issued the certificate and these data must be verifiable by remote access directly from the written certificate; or
d) the person has undergone a laboratory confirmed covid-19 disease, has expired the isolation period under the current emergency measure of the Ministry of Health and has not passed more than 180 days since the first positive POC antigen test for sars-cov-2 or RT-PCR virus antigen test for SARS- CoV-2 virus;
e) the person on the spot undergoes a preventive antigenic test to determine the presence of SARS- CoV-2 virus antigen intended for self-testing or authorised by the Ministry of Health for use by a lay person, with negative results;
f) a person at a school or school facility has passed a test no later than 72 hours ago to determine the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antigen, which is intended for self-testing or authorised by the Ministry of Health for use by a lay person, with a negative result, this is evidenced by an affidavit or an affidavit by the legal representative of the person or by a certificate of the school.
If a player fails to comply with at least one of the above measures, he is not allowed to play and loses the game by default.
4th Vera Menchik Memorial 28th September 2021 regulations version 1.4 – 8th August 2021
The organizers are obliged to register the participants and accompanying persons. In order to prevent the possible further spread of the pandemic, viewers are prohibited from entering. Only tournament participants and accompanying persons for players under the age of 18 can enter the halls. All participants and accompanying persons in the event must be considerate and respect other restrictions: - immediately use disinfection placed on stands after entering the building - indoors only with respiratory protective equipment – respirator - respiratory protective equipment not necessary during the game - keep spacing and communication to a minimum - before and after the game, do not shaking hands, greeting your opponent with a nod of the head - submit the signed Declaration of COVID-19 absence of infection before the first round, depending on the MEASURE, including a copy of the proof of the test carried out with a negative result, or of the vaccination carried out, or of the confirmed COVID-19 disease
Restrictions will be regularly adjusted according to the regulations of the Hygiene Station of the Capital City of Prague or the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic. We believe that we will be able to create a safe environment and the maximum number of players will participate in tournaments.
Declaration of COVID-19 absence of infection
I, the undersigned ______, born ______, living ______e-mail ______mobile: ______represented by a legal representative (players under the age of 18, complete according to the facts): ______, declare, that:
• I am not currently diagnosed with COVID-19 positive and meet at least one of the following MEASURES: a) RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV2 virus with negative result no more than 7 days ago b) POC test for SARS-CoV-2 virus antigen with negative result no more than 72 hours ago c) COVID-19 vaccinations, supported by a national certificate of vaccination d) confirmed COVID-19 disease and no more than 180 days have passed since the first positive POC antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 or RT-PCR virus antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 virus e) on the spot preventive antigenic test to determine the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antigen with negative results f) test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antigen with negative results at school or school equipment no more than 72 hours ago
• I undertake to inform the management of the Vera Mechnik Memorial without delay in changing the above statements.
Prague, date ______signature of the player (for 18 years of the representative)
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Hall of Fame:
Vera Menchik Memorial – final ranking Series Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1 2016 GM David Navara GM Sergej Movsesjan GM Jan Bernášek 2 2018 GM Vladimir Sergeev IM Sebastian Plischki FM Jan Gregor 3 2019 GM Peter Michalík GM Petr Neuman FM Samir Sahidi
Vera Menchik Memorial – final ranking - women Series Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1 2016 WIM Magdaléna Miturová WIM Kristýna Havlíková WGM Eliška Richtrová 2 2018 WGM Eliška Richtrová Miroslava Čejková Jana Eretová 3 2019 WIM Magdaléna Miturová WCM Sofie Přibylová WCM Karolína Turková
Vera Menchik Memorial – final ranking - seniors Series Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1 2016 IM Ivan Hausner František Hostička Zdeněk Bartoníček 2 2018 Jiří Groh IM Josef Přibyl Jiří Jirásek 3 2019 IM Josef Přibyl IM Pavel Zpěvák František Hostička
Vera Menchik Memorial – final ranking - juniors Series Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1 2016 IM Nguyen Thai Dai Van Matouš Eret Viktor Přibyl 2 2018 IM Jakub Půlpán FM Martin Hollan Daniel Kožúšek 3 2019 FM Samir Sahidi FM Daniel Kožúšek WCM Sofie Přibylová
Vera Menchik (16th February 1906 in Moscow – 26th June 1944 in London) was the Czechoslovak women's chess world champion. From 1927 to 1944, the first holder of the title of women's world chess champion. She obtained the title of master of the Central Union of Czechoslovak Chess Players (ÚJČS) in 1933 according to the same classification rules as men. She is considered to be the first female chess player in history to have successfully participated in men's master tournaments. In 1996, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of her birth, the Czech Post issued a postage stamp with Vera Menchik, which also appeared on the stamps of Yugoslavia and Madagascar.
4th Vera Menchik Memorial 28th September 2021 regulations version 1.4 – 8th August 2021
1st Vera Menchik Memorial – 18th September 2016:
- 169 players, 5 GM, 2 WGM, 12 IM, 4 WIM, 10 FM, 4 WFM, 2 CM, 6 federations, 33 women Tournament final report: 1st Vera Menchik Memorial – final report (chess-academy.cz)
2nd Vera Menchik Memorial – 10th June 2018:
- 115 players, 2 GM, 1 WGM, 7 IM, 8 FM, 2 WFM, 6 federations, 11 women Tournament final report: 2nd Vera Menchik Memorial – final report - Šachový svaz ČR (chess.cz)
4th Vera Menchik Memorial 28th September 2021 regulations version 1.4 – 8th August 2021
3rd Vera Menchik Memorial – 9th June 2019:
- 135 players, 5 GM, 2 WGM, 8 IM, 1 WIM, 9 FM, 3 WFM, 2 CM, 2 WCM, 6 federations, 23 women Tournament final report: 3rd Vera Menchik Memorial – final report (nss.cz)
Prague, 8th August 2021 Růžena Přibylová